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	* Pryor had trouble getting a boxing license late in his career because of eye problems. He underwent surgery on his left eye in January 1988 to remove a cataract and repair a detached retina. Pryor was declared legally blind in his left eye, with vision of 20/400. It improved to 20/70 with corrective lenses. He was denied a boxing license in Nevada, New York and California. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zydDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Aq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3952,2588412&dq=aaron+pryor+darryl+jones&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19900512&id=uMJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0eoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6804,2775590]		* Pryor had trouble getting a boxing license late in his career because of eye problems. He underwent surgery on his left eye in January 1988 to remove a cataract and repair a detached retina. Pryor was declared legally blind in his left eye, with vision of 20/400. It improved to 20/70 with corrective lenses. He was denied a boxing license in Nevada, New York and California. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zydDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Aq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3952,2588412&dq=aaron+pryor+darryl+jones&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19900512&id=uMJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0eoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6804,2775590]
	* ''The Ring'' named Pryor the second [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|greatest junior welterweight of all-time]] in [[Ring Magazine: May 1994\|1994]], and the Associated Press named him "Junior Welterweight Fighter of Century" in 1999. [http://boxing.about.com/library/weekly/aa123099f.htm]		* ''The Ring'' named Pryor the second [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|greatest junior welterweight of all-time]] in [[Ring Magazine: May 1994\|1994]], and the Associated Press named him "Junior Welterweight Fighter of Century" in 1999. [http://boxing.about.com/library/weekly/aa123099f.htm]

			==Professional Record==
			'''Championship Record'''
			*10 opponents (8 by KO) beaten for World Super Lightweight Title.

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	* Pryor had trouble getting a boxing license late in his career because of eye problems. He underwent surgery on his left eye in January 1988 to remove a cataract and repair a detached retina. Pryor was declared legally blind in his left eye, with vision of 20/400. It improved to 20/70 with corrective lenses. He was denied a boxing license in Nevada, New York and California. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zydDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Aq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3952,2588412&dq=aaron+pryor+darryl+jones&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19900512&id=uMJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0eoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6804,2775590]		* Pryor had trouble getting a boxing license late in his career because of eye problems. He underwent surgery on his left eye in January 1988 to remove a cataract and repair a detached retina. Pryor was declared legally blind in his left eye, with vision of 20/400. It improved to 20/70 with corrective lenses. He was denied a boxing license in Nevada, New York and California. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zydDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Aq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3952,2588412&dq=aaron+pryor+darryl+jones&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19900512&id=uMJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0eoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6804,2775590]
	* ''The Ring'' named Pryor the second [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|greatest junior welterweight of all-time]] in [[Ring Magazine: May 1994\|1994]], and the Associated Press named him "Junior Welterweight Fighter of Century" in 1999. [http://boxing.about.com/library/weekly/aa123099f.htm]		* ''The Ring'' named Pryor the second [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|greatest junior welterweight of all-time]] in [[Ring Magazine: May 1994\|1994]], and the Associated Press named him "Junior Welterweight Fighter of Century" in 1999. [http://boxing.about.com/library/weekly/aa123099f.htm]

	~~==External Link==~~
	*[http://www.hawktime.com Official Website]

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	* Pryor signed to fight WBC Super Lightweight Champion [[Saoul Mamby]] in a unification bout for $1 million. The bout was tentatively scheduled for February 7, 1981. However, the fight fell apart when the promoter, [[Harold Smith (Promoter)\|Harold Smith]], disappeared amid allegations that he was involved in a $21.3 million fraud against Wells Fargo National Bank. Smith, whose real name was Ross Fields, was later sentenced to ten years in prison after he was convicted of 29 counts of fraud and embezzlement. [http://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/08/sports/aaron-pryor-fighting-for-recognition.html?pagewanted=all]		* Pryor signed to fight WBC Super Lightweight Champion [[Saoul Mamby]] in a unification bout for $1 million. The bout was tentatively scheduled for February 7, 1981. However, the fight fell apart when the promoter, [[Harold Smith (Promoter)\|Harold Smith]], disappeared amid allegations that he was involved in a $21.3 million fraud against Wells Fargo National Bank. Smith, whose real name was Ross Fields, was later sentenced to ten years in prison after he was convicted of 29 counts of fraud and embezzlement. [http://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/08/sports/aaron-pryor-fighting-for-recognition.html?pagewanted=all]
	* Pryor was offered $750,000 to fight [[Roberto Duran]] at [[Madison Square Garden]] in April 1981. However, Pryor's new attorney told him not to sign anything until he worked out a new contract with his manager. By the time a new agreement had been worked out, the chance to fight Duran was gone. [http://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/30/sports/garden-offers-bout-to-duran.html] [http://www.si.com/vault/1982/11/08/628035/the-champion-of-confusion]		* Pryor was offered $750,000 to fight [[Roberto Duran]] at [[Madison Square Garden]] in April 1981. However, Pryor's new attorney told him not to sign anything until he worked out a new contract with his manager. By the time a new agreement had been worked out, the chance to fight Duran was gone. [http://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/30/sports/garden-offers-bout-to-duran.html] [http://www.si.com/vault/1982/11/08/628035/the-champion-of-confusion]
	* Pryor agreed to fight Leonard in the fall of 1982 for $750,000, but Leonard first had to defend his welterweight title against [[Roger Stafford]] in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 1982. The Sunday before that bout, Pryor was driving to Buffalo from his Cincinnati home to taunt Leonard, to hype their planned bout, when he heard on his car radio the news that Leonard had suffered a detached retina in his left eye and the fight was off. Pryor said, "I pulled off to the side of the road and I cried." [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19821115&id=8QEzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942,3477066]		* Pryor agreed to fight Sugar Ray Leonard in the fall of 1982 for $750,000, but Leonard first had to defend his welterweight title against [[Roger Stafford]] in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 1982. The Sunday before that bout, Pryor was driving to Buffalo from his Cincinnati home to taunt Leonard, to hype their planned bout, when he heard on his car radio the news that Leonard had suffered a detached retina in his left eye and the fight was off. Pryor said, "I pulled off to the side of the road and I cried." [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19821115&id=8QEzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942,3477066]
	* Pryor knocked out [[Alexis Arguello]] in 14 rounds in Miami on [[Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello (1st meeting)\|November 12, 1982]]. [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] named the bout "Fight of the Decade" in [[Ring Magazine: March 1990\|1990]] and the eighth [[The 100 Greatest Title Fights of All-Time\|greatest title fight of all-time]] in the [[Ring Magazine: Holiday 1996\|1996]]. After the fight, there was controversy over a water bottle used by Pryor's trainer, [[Panama Lewis]], between rounds 13 and 14. Microphones caught Lewis telling cutman Artie Curley, "Give me the other bottle, the one I mixed." It seemed to revive Pryor. Coming out quickly for the 14th round, Pryor landed a barrage of unanswered blows before the referee stopped the fight. Many speculated that there was something illegal in the bottle, but nobody checked the contents and the Miami Boxing Commission failed to administer post-fight urine tests to the boxers. Lewis and Pryor steadfastly denied that there was anything illegal in the bottle. Curley said the bottle contained peppermint schnapps to settle Pryor's upset stomach. In the 2008 documentary ''[[Assault in the Ring]]'', former Lewis-trained boxer [[Luis Resto]] revealed that Lewis would break apart antihistamine pills and pour the medicine into his water, giving him greater lung capacity in the later rounds of a fight. [http://www.si.com/vault/1982/11/22/626518/it-was-a-pryor-engagement] [http://www.boxing.com/the_final_chapter_pryor_argueello_saga_panama_lewis_and_the_black_bottle.html]		* Pryor knocked out [[Alexis Arguello]] in 14 rounds in Miami on [[Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello (1st meeting)\|November 12, 1982]]. [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] named the bout "Fight of the Decade" in [[Ring Magazine: March 1990\|1990]] and the eighth [[The 100 Greatest Title Fights of All-Time\|greatest title fight of all-time]] in the [[Ring Magazine: Holiday 1996\|1996]]. After the fight, there was controversy over a water bottle used by Pryor's trainer, [[Panama Lewis]], between rounds 13 and 14. Microphones caught Lewis telling cutman Artie Curley, "Give me the other bottle, the one I mixed." It seemed to revive Pryor. Coming out quickly for the 14th round, Pryor landed a barrage of unanswered blows before the referee stopped the fight. Many speculated that there was something illegal in the bottle, but nobody checked the contents and the Miami Boxing Commission failed to administer post-fight urine tests to the boxers. Lewis and Pryor steadfastly denied that there was anything illegal in the bottle. Curley said the bottle contained peppermint schnapps to settle Pryor's upset stomach. In the 2008 documentary ''[[Assault in the Ring]]'', former Lewis-trained boxer [[Luis Resto]] revealed that Lewis would break apart antihistamine pills and pour the medicine into his water, giving him greater lung capacity in the later rounds of a fight. [http://www.si.com/vault/1982/11/22/626518/it-was-a-pryor-engagement] [http://www.boxing.com/the_final_chapter_pryor_argueello_saga_panama_lewis_and_the_black_bottle.html]
	* In July 1983, Pryor signed a three-year exclusive promotional agreement with [[Sylvester Stallone]]'s Tiger Eye Promotions and the Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The contract called for Tiger Eye and the Sands to act as partners in promoting Pryor's fights. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19830708&id=fdseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3953,5378407]		* In July 1983, Pryor signed a three-year exclusive promotional agreement with [[Sylvester Stallone]]'s Tiger Eye Promotions and the Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The contract called for Tiger Eye and the Sands to act as partners in promoting Pryor's fights. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19830708&id=fdseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3953,5378407]

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	* Buddy LaRosa, founder of LaRosa's Pizzeria, was Pryor's manager.		* Buddy LaRosa, founder of LaRosa's Pizzeria, was Pryor's manager.
	* Pryor, fighting in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, knocked out [[Antonio Cervantes]] in four rounds to win the [[WBA]] Junior Welterweight Championship on [[Antonio Cervantes vs. Aaron Pryor\|August 2, 1980]].		* Pryor, fighting in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, knocked out [[Antonio Cervantes]] in four rounds to win the [[WBA]] Junior Welterweight Championship on [[Antonio Cervantes vs. Aaron Pryor\|August 2, 1980]].
	* ~~The Associated Press reported in~~ December 1980 ~~that~~ Pryor rejected an offer to fight [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] for the [[WBC]] Welterweight Championship~~. Pryor was offered $500,000, but~~ he ~~said that wasn't enough~~. When the amount was increased to $750,000, he ~~said~~ that still wasn't enough. Pryor later agreed to fight Leonard in the fall of 1982 for $750,000, but Leonard first had to defend his welterweight title against [[Roger Stafford]] in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 1982. Pryor was driving to Buffalo to taunt Leonard, to hype their planned fight, when he heard on the radio that Leonard had suffered a detached retina and the fight was off. Pryor said, "I pulled off to the side of the road and I cried." [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19801217&id=Id4hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1792,5396168&hl=en] [http://~~news~~.~~google~~.com/~~newspapers~~?~~nid=1454&dat=19821115&id~~=~~8QEzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942,3477066~~]		* In December 1980, Pryor rejected an offer of $500,000 to fight [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] for the [[WBC]] Welterweight Championship because he wanted more money. When the amount was increased to $750,000, he rejected that as well. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19801217&id=Id4hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1792,5396168&hl=en]
			* Pryor signed to fight WBC Super Lightweight Champion [[Saoul Mamby]] in a unification bout for $1 million. The bout was tentatively scheduled for February 7, 1981. However, the fight fell apart when the promoter, [[Harold Smith (Promoter)\|Harold Smith]], disappeared amid allegations that he was involved in a $21.3 million fraud against Wells Fargo National Bank. Smith, whose real name was Ross Fields, was later sentenced to ten years in prison after he was convicted of 29 counts of fraud and embezzlement. [http://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/08/sports/aaron-pryor-fighting-for-recognition.html?pagewanted=all]
	* Pryor was offered $750,000 to fight [[Roberto Duran]] at [[Madison Square Garden]] in April 1981. However, Pryor's new attorney told him not to sign anything until he worked out a new contract with his manager. By the time a new agreement had been worked out, the chance to fight Duran was gone. [http://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/30/sports/garden-offers-bout-to-duran.html] [http://www.si.com/vault/1982/11/08/628035/the-champion-of-confusion]		* Pryor was offered $750,000 to fight [[Roberto Duran]] at [[Madison Square Garden]] in April 1981. However, Pryor's new attorney told him not to sign anything until he worked out a new contract with his manager. By the time a new agreement had been worked out, the chance to fight Duran was gone. [http://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/30/sports/garden-offers-bout-to-duran.html] [http://www.si.com/vault/1982/11/08/628035/the-champion-of-confusion]
	* Pryor knocked out [[Alexis Arguello]] in 13 rounds on [[Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello (1st meeting)\|November 12, 1982]]. [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] named the bout "Fight of the Decade" in ~~the~~ [[Ring Magazine: March 1990\|1990]] and the eighth [[The 100 Greatest Title Fights of All-Time\|greatest title fight of all-time]] in the [[Ring Magazine: Holiday 1996\|1996]].		* Pryor agreed to fight Leonard in the fall of 1982 for $750,000, but Leonard first had to defend his welterweight title against [[Roger Stafford]] in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 1982. The Sunday before that bout, Pryor was driving to Buffalo from his Cincinnati home to taunt Leonard, to hype their planned bout, when he heard on his car radio the news that Leonard had suffered a detached retina in his left eye and the fight was off. Pryor said, "I pulled off to the side of the road and I cried." [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19821115&id=8QEzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942,3477066]
			* Pryor knocked out [[Alexis Arguello]] in 14 rounds in Miami on [[Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello (1st meeting)\|November 12, 1982]]. [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] named the bout "Fight of the Decade" in [[Ring Magazine: March 1990\|1990]] and the eighth [[The 100 Greatest Title Fights of All-Time\|greatest title fight of all-time]] in the [[Ring Magazine: Holiday 1996\|1996]]. After the fight, there was controversy over a water bottle used by Pryor's trainer, [[Panama Lewis]], between rounds 13 and 14. Microphones caught Lewis telling cutman Artie Curley, "Give me the other bottle, the one I mixed." It seemed to revive Pryor. Coming out quickly for the 14th round, Pryor landed a barrage of unanswered blows before the referee stopped the fight. Many speculated that there was something illegal in the bottle, but nobody checked the contents and the Miami Boxing Commission failed to administer post-fight urine tests to the boxers. Lewis and Pryor steadfastly denied that there was anything illegal in the bottle. Curley said the bottle contained peppermint schnapps to settle Pryor's upset stomach. In the 2008 documentary ''[[Assault in the Ring]]'', former Lewis-trained boxer [[Luis Resto]] revealed that Lewis would break apart antihistamine pills and pour the medicine into his water, giving him greater lung capacity in the later rounds of a fight. [http://www.si.com/vault/1982/11/22/626518/it-was-a-pryor-engagement] [http://www.boxing.com/the_final_chapter_pryor_argueello_saga_panama_lewis_and_the_black_bottle.html]
	* In July 1983, Pryor signed a three-year exclusive promotional agreement with [[Sylvester Stallone]]'s Tiger Eye Promotions and the Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The contract called for Tiger Eye and the Sands to act as partners in promoting Pryor's fights. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19830708&id=fdseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3953,5378407]		* In July 1983, Pryor signed a three-year exclusive promotional agreement with [[Sylvester Stallone]]'s Tiger Eye Promotions and the Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The contract called for Tiger Eye and the Sands to act as partners in promoting Pryor's fights. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19830708&id=fdseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3953,5378407]
	* After ~~Pryor's trainer, [[~~Panama Lewis~~]],~~ was banned from boxing for removing the padding from [[Luis Resto]]'s gloves before he fought [[Billy Collins Jr.]] on [[Billy Collins Jr. vs. Luis Resto\|June 16, 1983]], Pryor hired [[Emanuel Steward]] to train him for his rematch with Alexis Arguello on [[Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello (2nd meeting)\|September 9, 1983]], which Pryor won by a 10th-round knockout. Pryor was later trained by [[Richie Giachetti]].		* After Panama Lewis was banned from boxing for removing the padding from Luis Resto's gloves before he fought [[Billy Collins Jr.]] on [[Billy Collins Jr. vs. Luis Resto\|June 16, 1983]], Pryor hired [[Emanuel Steward]] to train him for his rematch with Alexis Arguello on [[Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello (2nd meeting)\|September 9, 1983]], which Pryor won by a 10th-round knockout. Pryor was later trained by [[Richie Giachetti]].
	* In October 1983, Pryor said he would not defend the WBA Junior Welterweight Championship against [[Johnny Bumphus]], the No. 1-ranked contender, and sent the WBA a letter announcing his retirement. Robert Buechner, Pryor's attorney, said, "I think that it's correct to say he would certainly reconsider his decision to retire if there's someone on the scene he thought had the same marketability and fighting ability he has." Officially, Pryor was stripped of the title. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19831028&id=uVdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5532,6874716] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19890201&id=Ha5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=220DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3445,167895]		* In October 1983, Pryor said he would not defend the WBA Junior Welterweight Championship against [[Johnny Bumphus]], the No. 1-ranked contender, and sent the WBA a letter announcing his retirement. Robert Buechner, Pryor's attorney, said, "I think that it's correct to say he would certainly reconsider his decision to retire if there's someone on the scene he thought had the same marketability and fighting ability he has." Officially, Pryor was stripped of the title. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19831028&id=uVdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5532,6874716] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19890201&id=Ha5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=220DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3445,167895]
	* Pryor announced in March 1984 that he was ending his retirement. "I never really retired," he said. "I just rested." He successfully defended the junior welterweight championship of the newly formed [[IBF]] twice before he was stripped of the title in December 1985 due to inactivity. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19840311&id=O1pUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=towDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7052,3475711&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19860112&id=lThIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VoEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2971,4579522]		* Pryor announced in March 1984 that he was ending his retirement. "I never really retired," he said. "I just rested." He successfully defended the junior welterweight championship of the newly formed [[IBF]] twice before he was stripped of the title in December 1985 due to inactivity. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19840311&id=O1pUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=towDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7052,3475711&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19860112&id=lThIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VoEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2971,4579522]

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	Pryor went through some hard times due to drug addiction, but with the determination that made him a great fighter, "The Hawk" kicked his habit and is once again flying high. Pryor lives in his hometown of Cincinnati with his wife, Frankie Pryor, and their four children—Aaron, Jr., Antwan, Stephan, and Elizabeth. Pryor is an ordained deacon at New Friendship Baptist Church and travels the world making personal appearances and spreading his anti-drug message. Pryor remains active in the sport of boxing, training both professional and Golden Gloves amateur boxers. The Pryor boxing legacy continues today, with [[Aaron Pryor Jr.]] and [[Stephan Pryor]] following in their dad's footsteps.		Pryor went through some hard times due to drug addiction, but with the determination that made him a great fighter, "The Hawk" kicked his habit and is once again flying high. Pryor lives in his hometown of Cincinnati with his wife, Frankie Pryor, and their four children—Aaron, Jr., Antwan, Stephan, and Elizabeth. Pryor is an ordained deacon at New Friendship Baptist Church and travels the world making personal appearances and spreading his anti-drug message. Pryor remains active in the sport of boxing, training both professional and Golden Gloves amateur boxers. The Pryor boxing legacy continues today, with [[Aaron Pryor Jr.]] and [[Stephan Pryor]] following in their dad's footsteps.


	==Amateur Achievements==		==Amateur Achievements==
	*Amateur Record: 204-16		*Amateur Record: 204-16
	*1973 ~~September 28th, Pryor defeated Damian McDermott of Ireland, in USA~~ vs. Ireland ~~bouts~~ at Soldier Field Chicago Illinois. [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/File:Ireland_USA_September_1973.jpg]		*1973 United States vs. Ireland Dual Meet at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois: Stopped Damian McDermott in one round at 125 lbs. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/DualsLeague/1973/DualUSA_IRL.html] [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/File:Ireland_USA_September_1973.jpg]
	*1973 National [[AAU]] Champion (132 lbs) - Outpointed Robert Newton of Boston, Massachusetts		*1973 National [[AAU]] Champion (132 lbs). Outpointed Robert Newton of Boston, Massachusetts. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/USA1973.html]
	*1975 [[National Golden Gloves]] Champion (132 lbs) - Outpointed [[Curtis Harris]] of Paterson, New Jersey		*1974 National AAU Finalist (132 lbs). Outpointed by [[Hilmer Kenty]] of Detroit, Michigan. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/USA1974.html]
	*1975 Pan American Games Silver Medalist (132 lbs) - Disqualified (low blow) against [[Chris Clarke]] of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19751026&id=LNZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6840,7607610]		*1975 [[National Golden Gloves]] Champion (132 lbs). Outpointed [[Curtis Harris]] of Paterson, New Jersey. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/USGoldenGloves1975.html]
	*1976 National Golden Gloves Champion (132 lbs) - Outpointed [[Thomas Hearns]] of Detroit, Michigan		*1975 Pan American Games Silver Medalist (132 lbs). Disqualified (low blow) in the second round against [[Chris Clarke]] of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/PanamericanGames1975.html] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19751026&id=LNZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6840,7607610]
	*1976 ~~U.S.~~ Olympic Trials ~~Finalists~~ (132 lbs) - Outpointed by [[Howard Davis Jr.]] of Glen Cove, New York		*1976 National Golden Gloves Champion (132 lbs). Outpointed [[Thomas Hearns]] of Detroit, Michigan. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/USGoldenGloves1976.pdf]
	*1976 U.S. Olympic ~~Alternate (132 lbs)~~ [http://~~www~~.~~boxing-scoop~~.~~com~~/~~show_boxer~~.~~php?boxer_ID=3920~~] [http://fivedogs.tripod.com/hawk1.html]		*1976 United States [[Olympics\|Olympic]] Trials Finalist (132 lbs). Outpointed by [[Howard Davis Jr.]] of Glen Cove, New York. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Tournaments/Nat_Sel_USA1976.html]
			*1976 United States Olympic Box-Offs: Outpointed by Howard Davis Jr. of Glen Cove, New York. Pryor was an alternate at 132 lbs for the U.S. Olympic team. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Tournaments/Nat_Sel_USA1976_2.html] [http://fivedogs.tripod.com/hawk1.html]
	~~==Professional Achievements==~~
	*Professional Record: 39-1 (35 KOs)
	*[[WBA Light Welterweight Champion]] 1980-1983
	*[[IBF Light Welterweight Champion]] 1983-1985

	==Career Notes==		==Career Notes==
	* Buddy LaRosa, founder of LaRosa's Pizzeria, was Pryor's manager. ~~[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126084/3/index.htm]~~		* Buddy LaRosa, founder of LaRosa's Pizzeria, was Pryor's manager.
	* Pryor ~~was offered $750~~,~~000 to fight~~ [[~~Roberto Duran~~]] in ~~1981, but Pryor's new attorney told him not~~ to ~~sign anything until he worked out a new contract with his manager~~. ~~By the time a new agreement had been worked out~~, ~~the chance to fight Duran was gone~~. Pryor ~~also turned down $500,000~~ to fight [[Sugar Ray Leonard]]. [~~http://sportsillustrated~~.~~cnn~~.~~com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126084/3/index~~.~~htm]~~		* Pryor, fighting in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, knocked out [[Antonio Cervantes]] in four rounds to win the [[WBA]] Junior Welterweight Championship on [[Antonio Cervantes vs. Aaron Pryor\|August 2, 1980]].
	* Pryor ~~signed~~ to fight ~~Sugar Ray~~ Leonard in the fall of 1982 for $750,000, but Leonard first had to defend his title against [[Roger Stafford]] in Buffalo, New York on May 14, 1982. Pryor was driving to Buffalo to taunt Leonard to ~~help~~ hype their fight when he heard on the radio that Leonard had suffered a detached retina and the fight was off. Pryor said, "I pulled off to the side of the road and I cried." [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19821115&id=8QEzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942,3477066]		* The Associated Press reported in December 1980 that Pryor rejected an offer to fight [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] for the [[WBC]] Welterweight Championship. Pryor was offered $500,000, but he said that wasn't enough. When the amount was increased to $750,000, he said that still wasn't enough. Pryor later agreed to fight Leonard in the fall of 1982 for $750,000, but Leonard first had to defend his welterweight title against [[Roger Stafford]] in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 1982. Pryor was driving to Buffalo to taunt Leonard, to hype their planned fight, when he heard on the radio that Leonard had suffered a detached retina and the fight was off. Pryor said, "I pulled off to the side of the road and I cried." [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19801217&id=Id4hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1792,5396168&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19821115&id=8QEzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942,3477066]
	* In July 1983, Pryor signed a three-year exclusive promotional agreement with [[Sylvester Stallone]]'s Tiger Eye Promotions and the Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. The contract called for Tiger Eye and the Sands to act as partners in promoting Pryor's fights. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19830708&id=fdseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3953,5378407]		* Pryor was offered $750,000 to fight [[Roberto Duran]] at [[Madison Square Garden]] in April 1981. However, Pryor's new attorney told him not to sign anything until he worked out a new contract with his manager. By the time a new agreement had been worked out, the chance to fight Duran was gone. [http://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/30/sports/garden-offers-bout-to-duran.html] [http://www.si.com/vault/1982/11/08/628035/the-champion-of-confusion]
	* Pryor was ~~stripped of~~ the ~~WBA junior welterweight title in~~ October 1983 ~~after~~ he ~~refused to~~ defend ~~against~~ the WBA~~'s top-ranked contender,~~ [[Johnny Bumphus]]. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19831028&id=uVdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5532,6874716] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19890201&id=Ha5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=220DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3445,167895]		* Pryor knocked out [[Alexis Arguello]] in 13 rounds on [[Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello (1st meeting)\|November 12, 1982]]. [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] named the bout "Fight of the Decade" in the [[Ring Magazine: March 1990\|1990]] and the eighth [[The 100 Greatest Title Fights of All-Time\|greatest title fight of all-time]] in the [[Ring Magazine: Holiday 1996\|1996]].
	* Pryor was stripped of the ~~IBF junior welterweight~~ title in December 1985 due to inactivity. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19860112&id=lThIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VoEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2971,4579522]		* In July 1983, Pryor signed a three-year exclusive promotional agreement with [[Sylvester Stallone]]'s Tiger Eye Promotions and the Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The contract called for Tiger Eye and the Sands to act as partners in promoting Pryor's fights. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19830708&id=fdseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3953,5378407]
	* Pryor had trouble getting a boxing license late in his career because of eye problems. He underwent surgery to remove a cataract and repair a detached retina ~~in 1988~~. Pryor was declared legally blind in his left eye~~. The~~ vision ~~in his left eye was~~ 20/400. ~~With corrective lenses, his vision~~ improved to 20/70. He was denied a license in ~~California~~, New York and ~~Nevada~~. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zydDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Aq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3952,2588412&dq=aaron+pryor+darryl+jones&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19900512&id=uMJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0eoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6804,2775590]		* After Pryor's trainer, [[Panama Lewis]], was banned from boxing for removing the padding from [[Luis Resto]]'s gloves before he fought [[Billy Collins Jr.]] on [[Billy Collins Jr. vs. Luis Resto\|June 16, 1983]], Pryor hired [[Emanuel Steward]] to train him for his rematch with Alexis Arguello on [[Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello (2nd meeting)\|September 9, 1983]], which Pryor won by a 10th-round knockout. Pryor was later trained by [[Richie Giachetti]].
			* In October 1983, Pryor said he would not defend the WBA Junior Welterweight Championship against [[Johnny Bumphus]], the No. 1-ranked contender, and sent the WBA a letter announcing his retirement. Robert Buechner, Pryor's attorney, said, "I think that it's correct to say he would certainly reconsider his decision to retire if there's someone on the scene he thought had the same marketability and fighting ability he has." Officially, Pryor was stripped of the title. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19831028&id=uVdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5532,6874716] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19890201&id=Ha5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=220DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3445,167895]
			* Pryor announced in March 1984 that he was ending his retirement. "I never really retired," he said. "I just rested." He successfully defended the junior welterweight championship of the newly formed [[IBF]] twice before he was stripped of the title in December 1985 due to inactivity. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19840311&id=O1pUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=towDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7052,3475711&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19860112&id=lThIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VoEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2971,4579522]
			* Pryor was out of boxing for 2½ years due to drug and legal issues. A shell of his former self, he returned to the ring on [[Aaron Pryor vs. Bobby Joe Young\|August 8, 1987]], and was knocked out in seven rounds by [[Bobby Joe Young]].
			* Pryor had trouble getting a boxing license late in his career because of eye problems. He underwent surgery on his left eye in January 1988 to remove a cataract and repair a detached retina. Pryor was declared legally blind in his left eye, with vision of 20/400. It improved to 20/70 with corrective lenses. He was denied a boxing license in Nevada, New York and California. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zydDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Aq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3952,2588412&dq=aaron+pryor+darryl+jones&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19900512&id=uMJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0eoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6804,2775590]
			* ''The Ring'' named Pryor the second [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|greatest junior welterweight of all-time]] in [[Ring Magazine: May 1994\|1994]], and the Associated Press named him "Junior Welterweight Fighter of Century" in 1999. [http://boxing.about.com/library/weekly/aa123099f.htm]

	==External Link==		==External Link==
	*[http://www.hawktime.com Official Website]		*[http://www.hawktime.com Official Website]


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	*Amateur Record: 204-16		*Amateur Record: 204-16
			*1973 September 28th, Pryor defeated Damian McDermott of Ireland, in USA vs. Ireland bouts at Soldier Field Chicago Illinois. [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/File:Ireland_USA_September_1973.jpg]
	*1973 National [[AAU]] Champion (132 lbs) - Outpointed Robert Newton of Boston, Massachusetts		*1973 National [[AAU]] Champion (132 lbs) - Outpointed Robert Newton of Boston, Massachusetts
	*1975 [[National Golden Gloves]] Champion (132 lbs) - Outpointed [[Curtis Harris]] of Paterson, New Jersey		*1975 [[National Golden Gloves]] Champion (132 lbs) - Outpointed [[Curtis Harris]] of Paterson, New Jersey

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	[[~~file~~:~~AaronPryor1~~.jpg\|left\|thumb\|~~350px~~]]		[[File:Pryor U821761.jpg\|left\|thumb\|450px\|<center>'''Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor'''</center>]]
	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1996<br>Modern Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/pryor.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1996<br>Modern Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/pryor.html click]]]
	[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]		[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
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	Pryor easily moved through the Jr. Welterweight ranks, and in 1982, Pryor and [[Alexis Arguello]] would face off in what was later named the "Fight of the Decade" by [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'' magazine]]. Pryor and Arguello engaged in toe-to-toe warfare for 14 rounds before the great Arguello finally succumbed to the equally great Pryor. The rematch, a year later, was much easier for Pryor, and he took out Alexis in ten rounds.		Pryor easily moved through the Jr. Welterweight ranks, and in 1982, Pryor and [[Alexis Arguello]] would face off in what was later named the "Fight of the Decade" by [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'' magazine]]. Pryor and Arguello engaged in toe-to-toe warfare for 14 rounds before the great Arguello finally succumbed to the equally great Pryor. The rematch, a year later, was much easier for Pryor, and he took out Alexis in ten rounds.

	The Hawk defended his title eleven times and retired in 1991 with a 39-1 (35 KOs) record. As the WBA Jr. Welterweight Champ from 1980-1983 and the IBF Jr. Welterweight Champ from 1983-1985, Pryor firmly established his place in boxing history. He was inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1996 and the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2001. In December 1999, the Associated Press voted Aaron Pryor as the "Greatest Jr. Welterweight of the Century."		The Hawk defended his title eleven times and retired in 1991 with a 39-1 (35 KOs) record. As the [[WBA]] Jr. Welterweight Champ from 1980-1983 and the [[IBF]] Jr. Welterweight Champ from 1983-1985, Pryor firmly established his place in boxing history. He was inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1996 and the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2001. In December 1999, the Associated Press voted Aaron Pryor as the "Greatest Jr. Welterweight of the Century."

	Pryor went through some hard times due to drug addiction, but with the determination that made him a great fighter, "The Hawk" kicked his habit and is once again flying high. Pryor lives in his hometown of Cincinnati with his wife, Frankie Pryor, and their four ~~children--Aaron~~, Jr., Antwan, Stephan, and Elizabeth. Pryor is an ordained deacon at New Friendship Baptist Church and travels the world making personal appearances and spreading his anti-drug message. Pryor remains active in the sport of boxing, training both professional and Golden Gloves amateur boxers. The Pryor boxing legacy continues today, with [[Aaron Pryor Jr.]] and [[Stephan Pryor]] following in their dad's footsteps.		Pryor went through some hard times due to drug addiction, but with the determination that made him a great fighter, "The Hawk" kicked his habit and is once again flying high. Pryor lives in his hometown of Cincinnati with his wife, Frankie Pryor, and their four children—Aaron, Jr., Antwan, Stephan, and Elizabeth. Pryor is an ordained deacon at New Friendship Baptist Church and travels the world making personal appearances and spreading his anti-drug message. Pryor remains active in the sport of boxing, training both professional and Golden Gloves amateur boxers. The Pryor boxing legacy continues today, with [[Aaron Pryor Jr.]] and [[Stephan Pryor]] following in their dad's footsteps.

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	== Amateur Achievements ==		==Amateur Achievements==
	*Amateur Record: 204-16		*Amateur Record: 204-16
	*1973 National [[AAU]] Champion (132 lbs) - Outpointed Robert Newton of Boston		*1973 National [[AAU]] Champion (132 lbs) - Outpointed Robert Newton of Boston, Massachusetts
	*1975 [[National Golden Gloves]] Champion (132 lbs)		*1975 [[National Golden Gloves]] Champion (132 lbs) - Outpointed [[Curtis Harris]] of Paterson, New Jersey
	*1975 Pan American Games Silver Medalist (132 lbs)		*1975 Pan American Games Silver Medalist (132 lbs) - Disqualified (low blow) against [[Chris Clarke]] of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19751026&id=LNZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6840,7607610]
	*1976 [[National Golden Gloves]] Champion (132 lbs) - Outpointed [[Thomas Hearns]] of Detroit		*1976 National Golden Gloves Champion (132 lbs) - Outpointed [[Thomas Hearns]] of Detroit, Michigan
	*1976 U.S. Olympic Alternate (132 lbs) [http://www.boxing-scoop.com/show_boxer.php?boxer_ID=3920]		*1976 U.S. Olympic Trials Finalists (132 lbs) - Outpointed by [[Howard Davis Jr.]] of Glen Cove, New York
			*1976 U.S. Olympic Alternate (132 lbs) [http://www.boxing-scoop.com/show_boxer.php?boxer_ID=3920] [http://fivedogs.tripod.com/hawk1.html]

	== Professional Achievements ==		==Professional Achievements==
	*Professional Record: 39-1 (35 KOs)		*Professional Record: 39-1 (35 KOs)
	*[[WBA Light Welterweight Champion]] 1980-1983		*[[WBA Light Welterweight Champion]] 1980-1983
	*[[IBF Light Welterweight Champion]] 1983-1985		*[[IBF Light Welterweight Champion]] 1983-1985

	== Career Notes ==		==Career Notes==
	* ~~Pryor's manager was~~ Buddy LaRosa, founder of LaRosa's Pizzeria. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126084/3/index.htm]		* Buddy LaRosa, founder of LaRosa's Pizzeria, was Pryor's manager. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126084/3/index.htm]
	* In 1983, Pryor signed a three-year promotional agreement with [[Sylvester Stallone]]'s promotional company, Tiger Eye. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19830708&id=fdseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3953,5378407]
	* Pryor was offered $750,000 to fight [[Roberto Duran]] in 1981, but Pryor's new attorney told him not to sign anything until he worked out a new contract with his manager. By the time a new agreement had been worked out, the chance to fight Duran was gone. Pryor also turned down $500,000 to fight [[Sugar Ray Leonard]]. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126084/3/index.htm]		* Pryor was offered $750,000 to fight [[Roberto Duran]] in 1981, but Pryor's new attorney told him not to sign anything until he worked out a new contract with his manager. By the time a new agreement had been worked out, the chance to fight Duran was gone. Pryor also turned down $500,000 to fight [[Sugar Ray Leonard]]. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126084/3/index.htm]
	* Pryor signed to fight [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] in the fall of 1982 for $750,000, but Leonard first had to defend his title against [[Roger Stafford]] in Buffalo, New York on May 14, 1982. Pryor was driving to Buffalo to taunt Leonard to help hype their fight when he heard on the radio that Leonard had suffered a detached retina and the fight was off. Pryor said, "I pulled off to the side of the road and I cried." [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19821115&id=8QEzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942,3477066]		* Pryor signed to fight Sugar Ray Leonard in the fall of 1982 for $750,000, but Leonard first had to defend his title against [[Roger Stafford]] in Buffalo, New York on May 14, 1982. Pryor was driving to Buffalo to taunt Leonard to help hype their fight when he heard on the radio that Leonard had suffered a detached retina and the fight was off. Pryor said, "I pulled off to the side of the road and I cried." [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19821115&id=8QEzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942,3477066]
	* Pryor had trouble getting a boxing license late in his career because of eye problems. ~~In 1988, Pryor~~ underwent surgery to remove a cataract and repair a detached retina. He was declared legally blind in his left eye. The vision in his left eye was 20/400. With corrective lenses, his vision improved to 20/70. He was denied a license in California, New York and Nevada. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zydDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Aq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3952,2588412&dq=aaron+pryor+darryl+jones&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19900512&id=uMJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0eoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6804,2775590]		* In July 1983, Pryor signed a three-year exclusive promotional agreement with [[Sylvester Stallone]]'s Tiger Eye Promotions and the Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. The contract called for Tiger Eye and the Sands to act as partners in promoting Pryor's fights. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19830708&id=fdseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3953,5378407]
			* Pryor was stripped of the WBA junior welterweight title in October 1983 after he refused to defend against the WBA's top-ranked contender, [[Johnny Bumphus]]. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19831028&id=uVdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5532,6874716] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19890201&id=Ha5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=220DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3445,167895]
			* Pryor was stripped of the IBF junior welterweight title in December 1985 due to inactivity. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19860112&id=lThIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VoEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2971,4579522]
			* Pryor had trouble getting a boxing license late in his career because of eye problems. He underwent surgery to remove a cataract and repair a detached retina in 1988. Pryor was declared legally blind in his left eye. The vision in his left eye was 20/400. With corrective lenses, his vision improved to 20/70. He was denied a license in California, New York and Nevada. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zydDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Aq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3952,2588412&dq=aaron+pryor+darryl+jones&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19900512&id=uMJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0eoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6804,2775590]

	== External ~~Links~~ ==		==External Link==
	[http://www.hawktime.com Official ~~Web site~~]		*[http://www.hawktime.com Official Website]




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	after=[[Johnny Bumphus]]\|		after=[[Johnny Bumphus]]\|
	years=1980 Aug 2 – 1983<br>'''Stripped'''		years=1980 Aug 2 – 1983 Oct<br>'''Stripped'''
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	years=1984 Jun 22 – 1985<br>'''Stripped'''		years=1984 Jun 22 – 1985 Dec<br>'''Stripped'''
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